Don't Look back in Anger: Mixed feelings on Oasis comeback after 2009 Edinburgh concert

Murrayfield hasn’t been shy of music legends over the last few years.

With Beyonce, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, there wasn’t much expectation of any other concert topping demand – that was until Oasis announced their comeback tour on Tuesday.

Earlier this year, Edinburgh was overtaken by a sea of Swifties in cowboy hats and costumes.

Overall, the council spent almost £40,000 of taxpayers money on extra toilets and cleansing works during the three record-breaking shows.

But gallery owner George Rendall, who was here the last time Oasis played Murrayfield in 2009 – expects there will be a slightly different clientele.

George, who owns Art Et Facts on Roseburn Terrace, said: “Well, I’d imagine it’ll cost a lot more to deal with this one.

“I think they’ll probably have to spend £150,000 on it because the mess they left the last time was horrendous. Everyone in the neighbourhood was upset at the things they were doing, urinating in gardens and all these sorts of things, it was pretty awful in some places.

“It’ll obviously bring a lot of people into the area, it’ll be good for pubs, shops and various types of shops – other shops will probably close to avoid the place.”

That’s the reality for Mohammed Khalil who owns Roseburn Garage, especially after an extra date was added to the Edinburgh leg of the tour.

He said: “Obviously we’ll have to close for the duration of the concert, especially on Friday and the week day.

“Saturday’s not too bad because we’re only a half day. But I hear they’re going to have a full Friday and then the following week they’re going to have a Tuesday, which means I’ll have to close and Monday is going to be a dead day for us so we might have to make a long weekend out of it.

“Customers can’t get in and out of Roseburn and we can’t get parts delivered, with the Taylor Swift concert last time, we had problems getting parts in so that’s going to be our issue.”

This year’s Taylor Swift concert is estimated to have contributed £77m to the economy alone.

And Ali Tek, who owns Vigo Deli, is looking forward to another opportunity for footfall.

He said: “Through Taylor Swift we were like the only place open in this area, even Tesco closed at 10 o’clock and we were staying open until 12 o’clock at night to get people coming in for a coffee or some quick food.

“It’s really good for the business, good for Edinburgh, good for hospitality, so we’re really looking forward to next year.”

Tickets go on sale on Saturday at 9am.